IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
By Scoop Malinowski
Status: WBO welterweight champion. Record is 36-0, 27 KO’s.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 147
DOB: September 28, 1987 In: Omaha, Nebraska
First Boxing Memory: “My first fight, I knocked the guy out in 26 seconds. (What punch?) Right hook.”
Boxing Inspirations: “Roy Jones Jr., Floyd Mayweather.”
First Famous Boxer You Met Or Encountered: “Grover Wi(ley)… no, Grover wasn’t famous. I would say…it would have to be Sugar Shane Mosley or Sugar Ray Leonard. Yeah.”
Last Book Read: “I’m reading a book right now actually but I forgot what it’s called [smiles]. (What is it about?) It’s about black history.”
Current Car: “I drive plenty of cars. (Name two?) 2018 Dodge Demon. I just bought that though. I got a 2017 Chevy Silverado. That’s my day to day car.”
Greatest Sports Moment: “Winning the (WBO) title (W12 Ricky Burns in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014).”
Most Painful Moment: “Actually not being where I want to be at in my career. I believe I should be farther than I am right now.”
Which Fight Did You Feel At Your Very Best: “All of them.”
Funny Boxing Memory: “No, boxing ain’t funny to me, it’s serious.”
Strangest Fight: “Actually, maybe my seventh pro fight. I was jabbing this guy and he kept pushing his head out – hitting his head against my fist. And I didn’t know what he was doing until my hand started hurting. (Who?) Some Mexican guy.”
Favorite Sport Outside Boxing: “Basketball.”
Three Athletes You Like To Watch & Follow: “I would have to say Damian Lillard. Steph Curry. And (Russell) Westbrook.”
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “I don’t eat ice cream. But if I did it would be vanilla. I used to eat vanilla when I was younger.”
Why Do You Love Boxing: “I like beating people up [smiles].”
People Qualities Most Admired: “Just realness. I like people to be real.”
